INTERNATIONAL FUEL OIL STANDARDS
 

Fuel Standards					Classification of Fuel Oil
					IFO 180cSt		IFO 380 cSt		MDO		MGO
BSMA 100(1989)/ISO 8217(1996)					RME25	RMF25	RMG35	RMH35	DMC	DMB	DMA	DMX
CIMAC(1990)					E25	F25	G35	H35	DC	DB	DA	DX
BSMA 100(1982)					-	M6	-	M7	M3	M2	-	M1
Characteristics		Dim.	Limit	Test Method
Density @15oC		kg/m3	max	ISO3675 ISO12185	0.991	0.991	0.991	0.991	0.920	0.900	0.890	0.890
Kinematic Visc  @100oC		CST	max	ISO3104	25	25	35	35	-	-	-	-
Kinematic  Visc @ 50oC		CST	max	ISO3104	180	180	380	380	-	-	-	-
Kinematic  Visc @ 40oC		CST	min	ISO3104	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.50	1.40
			max						14.00	11.00	6.00	5.50
Flash Point		oC	min	ISO2719	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	43
Pour Point	Winter	oC	max	ISO3016	30	30	30	30	0	0	-6	-
	Summer	oC	max	ISO3016	30	30	30	30	6	6	0	-
Cloud Point		oC	max	ISO3015	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-16
Cetane Number		-	min	ISO5165	-	-	-	-	-	35	40	45
Carbon Residue(Micro method) 10%(vol) distillation bottoms		-	max	ISO10370	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.30	0.30
Carbon Residue(Micro method)		%(m/m)	max	ISO10370	-	-	-	-	2.50	0.30	-	-
Carbon Residue		%(m/m)	max	ISO10370	15	20	18	22	-	-	-	-
Ash		%(m/m)	max	ISO6245	0.1	0.15	0.15	0.20	0.05	0.01	0.01	0.01
Water		% (v/v)	max	ISO3733	1	1	1	1	-	-	0.03	0.03
Sulfur		%(m/m)	max	ISO6754	5	5	5	5	2.0	2.0	1.5	1.0
Vanadium		mg/kg ppm	max	ISO14597	200	500	300	600	100	-	-	-
Aluminium + Silicon		mg/kg ppm	max	ISO10478	80	80	80	80	25	-	-	-
Sediment		%(m/m)	max	ISO10307-1	-	-	-	-	-	0.07	-	-
Total Existing Sediment		%(m/m)	max	ISO10307-1	-	-	-	-	0.10	-	-	-
Total Sediment Potential(TSP)		%(m/m)	max	ISO10307-2	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	-	-	-	-